MLB Trade Deadline Articles - Page 29

It’s been over a decade since the Philadelphia Phillies exited the All-Star break with a comfortable lead in the National League East division as they do in 2024. With the unofficial second half of the MLB season set to begin this Friday, the Phillies own an 8 1/2 game lead over the Atlanta Braves and […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have been a pleasant surprise this season. Entering the All-Star break four games above .500 and just 4.5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central, the Cardinals are still in the thick of the division race. Once expected to be MLB trade deadline sellers, St. Louis currently holds the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are going for it this season. When a team acquires Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the same offseason, they want to win a World Series trophy. But they’re going to need get some help at the trade deadline to help them do so. One player they have targeted […]

The Detroit Tigers are not likely to trade Tarik Skubal. With two more years of team control, Skubal can be the rotation centerpiece around a Tigers franchise that aims to compete in the next few years. But that won’t stop teams, including the first-place Baltimore Orioles, from trying to land him. And (almost) everyone has […]

Chicago White Sox ace Garrett Crochet is likely to be traded at the trade deadline as his team continues to occupy last place in the American League. On the opposite side of the league are the Baltimore Orioles, who enter the All-Star break leading the AL East with their 58-38 record With their pre-season addition […]

MLB trade deadline season is a period of pie-in-the-sky proposals, rumors, and speculation, with the truly blockbuster moves often not materializing. But The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal believes Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. will be one of the big names ultimately dealt. Rosenthal revealed as much on Monday’s episode of The Athletic’s The Windup […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have had a rough go of it as of late, and due to injuries and general holes on the roster, they could stand to add a lot of help at the MLB Trade Deadline. There are obvious names that stand out, but there are enough needs for the Dodgers that they […]

The San Francisco Giants are in limbo ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline that is approaching at the end of July, and if they do struggle over the next few weeks and end up as sellers, teams are expected to make heavy pushes for closer Camilo Doval, despite his struggles as of late. “If the […]

This is not what was supposed to happen. The temporary but potent dose of hysteria the Cincinnati Reds produced last season should be carrying over into 2024. A young core of bats and arms, coupled with solid offseason additions, foretold that Great American Ball Park would be treated to the most momentous baseball campaign it […]

With the best record in Major League Baseball, the Philadelphia Phillies are expected to be very active at the trade deadline to try and assert themselves as World Series favorites. There aren’t too many holes on the Phillies roster. They have one of the best starting rotations in baseball led by All-Stars Zack Wheeler and […]

It wasn’t supposed to be a good year for the New York Mets. And a third of the way through the year, it looked like an awful year. But…here we are! After a torrid month fueled by Grimace, Candelita, and a bunch of really good baseball players reverting to their career norms, the Mets are somehow back […]

The Toronto Blue Jays have remained tight-lipped about the club’s intentions at the MLB trade deadline. While the organization is taking an open-minded approach, preparing to pivot their trade deadline strategy based on how the team performs leading up to July 30, it seems likely that the Blue Jays will be open to parting with […]

One of the MLB favorites to win this year’s World Series was the Atlanta Braves. With a reigning National League MVP who led one of the best offenses in the league last year, coupled with a strong pitching staff featuring both young and veteran talent, who could argue against them? But then the season began, […]

How about those Boston Red Sox? Since the start of June, Alex Cora’s dynamic, young team has been the best in the American League, surging into Wild Card position just ahead of the All-Star break. Nearly everyone picked Boston to finish last in the AL East before the season, so it’s hard for some fans […]

Tarik Skubal is enjoying a breakout season for the Detroit Tigers, pitching himself into Cy Young award conversations. But there might actually be a chance that an opposing team could trade for him with a compelling enough package. The Baltimore Orioles seem to be such a suitor. The Orioles, still stocked with talent in their […]

The Chicago Cubs are facing a decision ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline when it comes to being a buyer or seller, and as of now at 44-49 and 10 games out of the lead in the National League Central, the selling option seems more likely, but that does not mean that outfielder Ian Happ […]

As the MLB trade deadline nears, some teams are still determining whether they’ll be buying or selling. The Toronto Blue Jays find themselves in the position of needing to decide if there’s any hope of making the postseason this year. If not, what will the Blue Jays do with their many attractive trade pieces? Toronto […]

There has been much talk about the Toronto Blue Jays, who are firmly out of the playoff race as things stand, regarding potentially trading Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette at the upcoming MLB Trade Deadline. There have been reports that the Blue Jays would like to try one more time in 2025 with Vladimir […]

The New York Yankees got off to a hot start this season with Aaron Judge and new acquisition Juan Soto driving the offense. As the season wore on, however, the Yankees cooled off and the Baltimore Orioles managed to overtake them in the AL East. Still a top-five overall team by record, New York is […]

With the July 30 trade deadline inching closer, the Baltimore Orioles’ plans for how to improve their roster are becoming more clear. It looks like their priority will be to trade for a starting pitcher who has multiple years of team control, according to MLB Insider Ken Rosenthal on “Foul Territory.” The @Orioles need to […]

The New York Mets have been open about their desire to add to their bullpen. The team took one step toward doing exactly that on Tuesday by acquiring Phil Maton from the Tampa Bay Rays. The Mets expect Maton to join the team Wednesday or Thursday. They designated pitcher Joey Lucchesi for assignment to make […]

As the MLB trade deadline approaches, the Tampa Bay Rays have fallen under .500 in a highly competitive division. After losing three straight the team is now 13 games behind the Baltimore Orioles in the AL East. The Rays are still in the Wild Card hunt at 5.5 games back. However, it’s a crowded field. […]

After the drama of an offseason that included the departure of franchise cornerstones Corbin Burnes and Craig Counsell, the Milwaukee Brewers have responded with one of the best starts in franchise history. The club is 53-38 — 4.5 games ahead of the second-place St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central and 11 games in front […]

The Washington Nationals are entering sell mode as the 2024 MLB Trade Deadline draws nearer. Sources told The Athletic that President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo is preparing to unload talent at the deadline in favor of the future as the team looks to build around its existing stable of young players. Washington sits at […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are one of the best teams in baseball and have one of the most notoriously aggressive front-office leaders in Dave Dombrowski, leading many to believe that the team will be aggressive buyers at the approaching trade deadline. Veteran Kyle Schwarber spoke on the organization’s approach and general belief in his team. “There’s […]

The Minnesota Twins are a deceptively talented team. While they’re not anybody’s first thought as a contender this year, the Twins have a realistic path to the postseason. A strong second half push could lead to Minnesota’s fifth playoff appearance in eight years. And adding at the MLB trade deadline gives the team a legit […]

The New York Mets are in that gray area between trade deadline buyers and sellers, but leftfielder Brandon Nimmo thinks the team should look to add. He’s made sure to let Mets owner Steve Cohen know about it. “Any chance that I get, I kind of throw that in there,” Nimmo said in an interview […]

One of the biggest surprise teams of the first half of the 2024 MLB season is the Cleveland Guardians. Currently, the Guardians have the third-best record in the league at 56-32 and hold first place in the American League Central by six games over the Minnesota Twins. Cleveland has had firm control in the Central […]

After entering the year as AL Central favorites, the Minnesota Twins did not look like playoff contenders early in the season. Through three weeks, the club was six games below .500 and only ahead of the lowly Chicago White Sox in the division. The Twins have since turned things around. Minnesota has the second-best record […]

It pretty much took all of June and now part of July, but the Houston Astros are right back in the thick of things in the American League West. On June 18, they were as far back as 10 games behind the division-leading Seattle Mariners. But just days before that, they were in third place […]

After floundering down the stretch of the 2023 MLB campaign and making a stunning managerial switch, the Chicago Cubs’ 2024 season was supposed to be about one thing– taking care of unfinished business. Instead, the agenda looks fairly similar. Disappointment continues to be the norm for this franchise, as it is still in search of […]

Two months ago, it appeared that the St. Louis Cardinals’ struggles of the 2023 season would continue into 2024. The club was nine games below .500 and sitting in last place in the NL Central. But since then, the Cardinals have gone 32-18, raising them to second in the division and putting them in firm […]

Even though the Atlanta Braves currently find themselves sitting eight games behind the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East, their 49-39 record is still good enough for the first wild card spot in the NL. Still, not everything has gone according to plan for the Braves this season, and that could result in them […]

Just as they did throughout the second half of the 2023 season, the Arizona Diamondbacks haven’t made much noise during the 2024 season as the second week of July begins. However, a look at the standings shows the D-backs are on the cusp of a playoff spot, albeit in a pool of mediocrity that is […]

The 2024 MLB trade deadline is right around the corner. Every year, tons of moves, both big and small, are made at and before the trade deadline. Struggling teams sell off their best players for young prospects, while teams looking to contend are willing to part with young players for win-now pieces and rentals that […]

The Los Angeles Angels are once again enduring a tough campaign, as they have just a 37-51 record heading into play on Sunday afternoon. As a result, they are likely going to be acting as sellers again at the trade deadline, and while they have a handful of players who are drawing interest on the […]

The Kansas City Royals are slightly above .500 as the 2024 MLB trade deadline approaches. The team still has plenty of holes and they aren’t quite ready to make a World Series run yet, but they’re getting close. While the Royals are often sellers at the deadline, this year will be different. The team should […]

It should not be any surprise to see the Colorado Rockies once again picking up the last spot in the National League West division this season. Fielding one of the worst rosters in all of baseball, the Rockies find themselves in another familiar spot – as sellers – as the trade deadline approaches. Manager Bud […]

The 2024 campaign has not gone according to plan for the Texas Rangers. After they won the 2023 World Series, the hope was that this team could run the American League West division for years to come. Instead, they have just a 41-48 record heading into play on Sunday afternoon, and their poor play could […]